ample

UK: /ˈæmp^əl/ US: /ˈæmpəl/ ,(am′pəl)

Inflections of 'ample' (adj):

ampler

adj comparative

amplest

adj superlative

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

am•ple /ˈæmpəl/   adj. 

1. fully sufficient for the purpose;
   plentiful:
   an ample reward.
2. large;
   roomy:
   The apartment comes with ample storage space.

am•ply, adv. See -ampl-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

am•ple  (am′pəl), adj., -pler, -plest. 

1. fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs;
   plentiful;
   enough:
   an ample supply of water; ample time to finish.
2. of sufficient or abundant measure;
   liberal;
   copious:
   an ample reward.
3. of adequate or more than adequate extent, size, or amount;
   large;
   spacious;
   roomy:
   ample storage space.

• Latin amplus wide, large
• Anglo-French
• late Middle English 1400–50

am′ple•ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. See plentiful. 
• 2. generous, free, abounding, lavish, plenteous, overflowing.
  Ample, liberal, copious, profuse describe degrees of abundant provision.
  Ample implies a plentiful provision:
  to give ample praise.
  Liberal implies provision from a generous supply (more than ample but less than copious):
  Liberal amounts of food were distributed to the needy.
  Copious implies an apparently inexhaustible and lavish abundance:
  a copious flow of tears.
  Profuse implies a still more unrestrained abundance of provision or flow:
  profuse in his apologies.
• 3. extensive, vast, great, capacious.

Antonyms

• 2. scanty, meager.

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ample / ˈæmp^əl/ adjective

1. more than sufficient; abundant: an ample helping
2. large in size, extent, or amount: of ample proportions

Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French, from Latin amplus spacious

ˈampleness noun